Spelling Collections
Themed word lists targeting common spelling challenges — homophones, silent letters, confusing pairs, and more.
A2 Vocabulary2 collections
50 Easy English Spelling Mistakes for A2 Beginners
Practice the 50 easy English spelling mistakes that A2 beginners make most often — simple, everyday words like because, beautiful, Wednesday, people, and February. Every word on this list is a classic beginner trap: silent letters (hour, answer, island), double letters (happy, coffee, little), or strange pronunciation (women, people, said). Designed for A2 learners who want to stop making small spelling errors that hold back their writing. Listen to each word, read a simple example sentence, and type your answer. Easy mode shows the first letter to help you start; Hard mode plays the audio only — perfect dictation practice. Once you've mastered these, try Their/There/They're and other homophones or move up to the 50 most commonly misspelled words for B1–B2 learners.
Their, There, They're: Basic Homophones Practice
Practice the most confusing homophones in English — words that sound exactly the same but mean completely different things. This collection covers their, there, they're and 13 more essential homophone sets, including your / you're, its / it's, to / too / two, and hear / here. Designed for A2 and B1 learners who want to stop making the most common mistakes in English writing. Listen to each word, read the example sentence for context, and type the correct spelling. Easy mode shows the first letter; Hard mode is dictation only. Ready for a harder challenge? Try Advanced Homophones for B2+ pairs like stationary / stationery and allowed / aloud.
B1 Vocabulary8 collections
American English Spelling Words
If you're learning American English — for school, for work in the US, for TOEFL or American-based exams, or because you've settled in the States — the spelling conventions matter. A word written colour or organise is unmistakably British; in an American context, color and organize are what you're expected to write. This practice test drills 20 everyday American spellings at B1 level. You'll work through the main patterns: -or endings (color, favorite, neighbor), -er endings (center, theater, liter), -ize verbs (organize, realize, apologize), single l in past and -ing forms (traveled, canceled), and a handful of American-only spellings like gray, tire, and program. Listen to each word, type what you hear in its American form, and get instant feedback. Repeat any word you miss. By the end, your spelling will look unmistakably American — no stray us, no extra ls, no British -re endings slipping in. Curious how each American spelling compares to its British counterpart? See our full guide to British vs American spelling.
British American Spelling Differences: 50-Word Practice
Master the 50 most important British American spelling differences in one practice list — from classic pairs like colour/color and theatre/theater to trickier ones like aluminium/aluminum, cheque/check, and tyre/tire. The words are grouped by spelling pattern (-our vs -or, -re vs -er, -ise vs -ize, double L vs single L, and more) so you learn the rule, not just individual words. Perfect for B1 and B2 learners preparing for exams with a single standard (IELTS and Cambridge accept both; TOEFL prefers American) or anyone who wants to stop mixing spellings in writing. Listen to each word, read a short example, and type your answer in your preferred standard — the British/American toggle accepts either spelling. For broader spelling practice beyond regional variants, try the 50 most commonly misspelled English words.
British English Spelling Words
If you're learning British English — for school, for Cambridge exams, for work, or because you've moved to the UK — the spelling conventions matter. A word written color or organize is unmistakably American; in a British context, colour and organise are what you're expected to write. This practice test drills 20 everyday British spellings at B1 level. You'll work through the main patterns: -our endings (colour, favourite, neighbour), -re endings (centre, theatre, litre), -ise verbs (organise, realise, apologise), doubled l in past and -ing forms (travelled, cancelled), and a handful of British-only words like grey, tyre, and programme. Listen to each word, type what you hear in its British form, and get instant feedback. Repeat any word you miss. By the end, your spelling will look unmistakably British — without needing to think about it. Curious how each British spelling compares to its American counterpart? See our full guide to British vs American spelling.
Double Consonant Words
Double consonants trip up English learners more than almost any other spelling pattern. Should it be tomorrow or tommorrow? Beginning or begining? Occasion or occassion? This practice test covers 20 B1-level words where a double letter is hiding — or appearing where you don't expect one. You'll work with two kinds of double consonants. The first are words that naturally contain them (address, different, success, embarrass). The second are words that double a final letter when you add -ing or -ed — like run → running, stop → stopped, and plan → planned. Both patterns follow rules, and once you see them, you stop guessing. Listen to each word, type what you hear, and get instant feedback. Miss one? It comes back around. By the end of the round, you'll have a much sharper ear — and finger — for the double-letter trap. Want to understand the underlying patterns before you start? Read our guide to 8 English spelling rules that actually work.
I Before E Spelling Practice: A2–B1 Test | ESL-Tests
Welcome to the A2–B1 spelling test on words with "ie" and "ei". The rhyme that English-speaking children learn in school sums the rule up perfectly: "I before E, except after C — or when sounded as /eɪ/, as in neighbor and weigh." The rule covers most English words with "ie" or "ei", but a handful of common exceptions break it — and those are the ones that trip up learners again and again. What you will practice "IE" words that follow the rule: believe, friend, piece, field, chief, niece, achieve "EI" after the letter C: receive, ceiling, receipt "EI" when it sounds like "ay" /eɪ/: eight, eighteen, eighty, neighbor, weight, weigh Exceptions to remember: weird, height, foreign, either, science, ancient Each word comes with a simple definition and clear native audio. Listen, type the word, and get instant feedback on your spelling. The retry button loops you through any words you missed until you spell every one correctly. Why these words matter Words with "ie" and "ei" are among the most commonly misspelled in English — not just by learners but by native speakers too. They appear everywhere in everyday writing: emails, school work, shopping receipts, text messages to friends. Once you know the rule and its main exceptions, you can confidently spell hundreds of English words that use these letter combinations. Ready for more practice? Explore the full B1 spelling exercises across all topics.
Silent Letters in English Words: 50-Word Spelling Test
Silent letters — letters you can see but can't hear — are one of the hardest parts of English spelling. This collection has 50 English words with silent letters in them, grouped by the silent letter inside each word: silent K (knife, knee, knight), silent W (wrong, wrist, sword), silent B (climb, thumb, doubt), silent L (walk, calm, should), silent GH (night, high, thought), silent H (honest, ghost, hour), and many more. Designed for A2 and B1 learners who want to stop dropping silent letters when they write. Listen to each word, read a short example sentence, and type your answer. Easy mode shows the first letter; Hard mode is dictation only — perfect dictation practice before exams. Build stronger spelling habits with the 50 most commonly misspelled English words or practice tricky pairs in the Their/There/They're homophones collection.
Tion vs Sion Spelling Words
The -tion and -sion endings are one of the most common spelling traps in English. They usually sound identical — a soft "shun" — but one is written with a t and the other with an s. Why is it decision and not decition? Why information and not informasion? This practice test covers 20 B1–B2 words. You'll work with common -tion nouns (information, education, competition, celebration) and the trickier -sion words that usually come from verbs ending in -de, -se, or -mit — like decide → decision, confuse → confusion, and permit → permission. One hint to keep in your head: if the base verb ends in -de, -se, or -mit, the noun almost always takes -sion. Otherwise, -tion is the safer default. Listen to each word, type what you hear, and get instant feedback. Miss one? It comes back around. Want the full pattern first? Read our guide to 8 English spelling rules that actually work.
Tricky Plural Spelling
Welcome to the A2–B1 spelling test on tricky English plurals. Most English plurals just add "-s" to the end of the word — but a small group breaks the rule, and those are the ones learners get wrong again and again. You'll practise 22 plural forms covering every major irregular pattern: Fully irregular: children, men, women, people, feet, teeth, mice -f / -fe changes to -ves: leaves, knives, lives, wives, shelves, wolves -y changes to -ies: babies, cities, countries, families, stories -o adds -es: potatoes, tomatoes Same form, singular and plural: sheep, fish Each word comes with a short definition and clear audio. Listen, type the plural form, and get instant feedback on your spelling. The retry button takes you back through any words you missed until you get them all right. Why these plurals matter Writing childs instead of children, foots instead of feet, or mouses instead of mice is one of the most common beginner mistakes in English. These plurals appear in everyday conversation, text messages, and school writing — so getting them right makes a real difference to how confident your English sounds. Once you know these 22 words, the rest of English plurals follow simple rules that are much easier to remember. Looking for more practice at your level? Try the full B1 spelling exercises across all topics.
B2 Vocabulary7 collections
50 Most Commonly Misspelled English Words
Test yourself on the 50 English words that learners — and many native speakers — misspell most often. Every word on this list breaks a common expectation: double letters you can't hear (accommodate, embarrass), silent letters (foreign, knowledge, rhythm), or suffixes that trip up even confident writers (definitely, separate, privilege). Ideal for B1 and B2 learners preparing for exams, emails, and academic writing. Listen to each word, type your answer, and get instant feedback. Easy mode shows the first letter; Normal mode gives you the definition and audio; Hard mode is dictation only. Once you can spell all 50, try the IELTS spelling collection for exam-specific vocabulary.
-able or -ible? English Spelling Rule Test (B2)
English has two suffixes that sound identical — -able and -ible — but are spelled differently, and there is no perfect rule for choosing between them. A few patterns help, though: -able is the more common ending by far, and usually attaches to full English words: accept → acceptable, comfort → comfortable, rely → reliable. -ible usually appears on Latin-derived stems that can’t stand alone as English words: vis- → visible, poss- → possible, terr- → terrible. Words ending in a soft c or g keep the silent e before -able to protect the sound: noticeable, manageable. The real difficulty is the exceptions. Irresistible ends in -ible even though resist is a perfectly good English word. Indispensable ends in -able even though it feels like it should be -ible. These are the kinds of traps where even confident B2 writers lose marks. This collection drills 24 words covering the straightforward cases (available, possible, flexible, sustainable) and the classic traps. Each comes with a clear B2 definition and a natural example sentence. For another suffix pattern challenge, try our -tion vs -sion spelling practice. Otherwise, press play below and decide: -able or -ible?
Advanced Homophones Spelling Test (B2–C1)
Master the homophones that trip up even advanced English learners. This collection covers 26 commonly confused words at B2–C1 level — classic traps like stationary vs stationery, principal vs principle, and elicit vs illicit, plus academic triples such as cite / site / sight and rein / reign / rain. Each word comes with a precise definition and a natural example sentence, so you learn not just the spelling but exactly when to use it — the kind of distinction that matters in essays, reports, and formal emails. Still building confidence with everyday pairs like their / there / they’re? Start with our basic homophones practice first. Ready for the advanced level? Listen, type, and test yourself below.
Affect vs Effect and 20 More Pairs
Welcome to the B2-level spelling test on commonly confused English words — 21 word pairs that look or sound alike but carry completely different meanings. These are the exact pairs that trip up intermediate learners in IELTS Writing, Cambridge FCE, business emails, and academic essays. You'll practise classic troublemakers like affect vs effect, lose vs loose, accept vs except, principal vs principle, assure vs ensure, and imply vs infer. Each word is shown with a clear definition and native-audio pronunciation — listen, type the word, and get instant feedback on your spelling. Why these pairs matter at B2 Meaning changes, not just spelling. Writing "ensure" when you mean "assure", or "fewer" when you mean "less", changes what you're actually saying to the reader. Exam markers notice. Confusing effect and affect in an IELTS Task 2 essay signals a gap in upper-intermediate control — even if every other sentence is perfect. These words appear everywhere. In academic writing, news articles, business correspondence, and daily conversation. Getting them right quietly raises the quality of everything you write. How to use this test Work through all 42 words in one sitting, or focus on the pairs you find hardest. The retry mistakes button loops you back through any words you missed until they stick. Aim to reach a perfect score before moving on. Want more spelling practice? Try our basic homophones spelling test for sound-alike pairs like their/there/they're, or work through the 50 most commonly misspelled English words. For a wider B2 spelling workout across all topics, see the full B2 spelling exercise index.
Business Email Spelling Mistakes
Every business email you send is a small piece of your professional reputation. A single misspelled word — accomodate instead of accommodate, or seperate instead of separate — can quietly undermine a carefully written message, and spell-check won't always catch it. This practice test covers 20 words that working professionals misspell every day in reports, proposals, and client emails. You'll drill the classic traps (accommodate, necessary, occurrence), the words that look right but aren't (definitely, calendar, privilege), and the business-specific vocabulary where even native speakers hesitate (liaison, personnel, correspondence). Listen to each word, type what you hear, and get instant feedback. Miss one? It comes back around. Over time, you'll build the muscle memory to spell these correctly without a second thought — and without autocorrect doing the thinking for you. For the broader list of words English speakers misspell most often, see our guide to the 50 most commonly misspelled English words.
Misspelled Words in IELTS Writing
Losing marks on IELTS Writing because of spelling? You're not alone. Examiners routinely flag the same handful of misspelled words in Task 1 and Task 2 essays — and most of them aren't obscure academic terms. They're everyday words like accommodation, government, and necessary that candidates use constantly but spell incorrectly under exam pressure. This interactive spelling test targets the 28 most frequently misspelled words in IELTS Writing at the B2–C1 level. Each word is drawn from genuine examiner feedback and real IELTS essay mistakes. You'll listen to the word, type it out, and get instant feedback — no clicking between options, just active recall the way spelling actually gets tested in the exam. What's in this spelling practice Double-consonant traps: accommodation, occurred, recommend, committee, successful Silent letters: government, environment, knowledge, foreign i-before-e words: achieve, believe, convenient Tricky endings: tendency, existence, maintenance, independent Essay-builder vocabulary: argument, development, conclusion, phenomenon, significantly Every word appears in a realistic IELTS context — Task 1 data descriptions or Task 2 essay sentences — so you're learning the spelling and the collocation at the same time. How to use this test Start in Normal mode to see the definition and hear the audio. Move to Hard mode (audio only) once you're confident — that's the closest simulation of real exam conditions, where you only hear a word in your head before writing it. Use the Retry mistakes loop to drill the specific words you got wrong until they stick. Keep training Once you've mastered this list, move on to related practice: IELTS Writing Task Vocabulary Spelling — Academic phrases used in essay structure 50 Most Commonly Misspelled English Words — General English spelling traps Affect vs Effect and 20 More Confusing Pairs — Word-choice traps that also appear in IELTS All IELTS Spelling Practice — Complete list of IELTS-focused exercises IELTS Vocabulary Topics — Build the meaning alongside the spelling Spelling accuracy is one of the fastest ways to move from Band 6.5 to Band 7 in IELTS Writing. Get these 28 words right, and you've eliminated a large share of the errors examiners mark most often.
Similar-Sounding English Words — Near-Homophones Spelling Test (B1–B2)
Some English words don’t sound identical — they sound nearly identical. Just one vowel, one stressed syllable, or a single extra letter separates them, which is exactly why learners (and plenty of native speakers) mix them up in writing: accept vs except, advice vs advise, loose vs lose, quiet vs quite, than vs then. This collection drills 26 near-homophones chosen for the mistakes that show up most often in B1–B2 writing — emails, essays, and messages. Each word has a clear definition and a natural example sentence so you learn not just the spelling but the grammatical role (noun vs verb, adjective vs adverb) that usually tells the pair apart. Looking for true homophones instead — words that sound exactly the same? Try our basic homophones practice. Want a broader mix of tricky B2 word pairs? See our confusing pairs collection. Otherwise, press play below and start typing.
C1 Vocabulary2 collections
Advanced Spelling Mistakes (C1) — Commonly Misspelled English Words
Even confident C1 writers slip on the same handful of words — accommodate, occurrence, conscientious, bureaucracy. This collection drills 25 of the most commonly misspelled advanced English words, chosen because the mistakes are genuinely hard to unlearn: silent letters (mnemonic, playwright), double consonants in the wrong place (embarrass, millennium, harass), French-origin traps (entrepreneur, liaison, questionnaire), and tricky endings like -ible vs -able. Each word is paired with a precise definition and a natural example sentence at C1 register — academic, professional, editorial — so the spelling sticks in the contexts where you’ll actually need it: essays, reports, cover letters, research writing. Looking for the general B1–B2 list first? Try our 50 most commonly misspelled English words. Otherwise, press play below and type your way through the C1 traps.
IELTS Vocabulary Spelling Test — Band 7+ Writing Words (B2–C1)
If you’re aiming for Band 7+ in IELTS Writing, the examiner is looking for sophisticated vocabulary used accurately — and a spelling mistake on precisely the kind of high-value word that earns you points can pull your Lexical Resource score straight back down. This collection drills 25 Band 7+ words that appear repeatedly in examiner-approved Task 1 and Task 2 responses: Task 1 (data description): fluctuate, plateau, discrepancy, substantial, negligible Task 2 (argument and opinion): acknowledge, advocate, phenomenon, prevalent, compelling Cause & effect analysis: exacerbate, alleviate, detrimental, unprecedented Academic linkers: consequently, nevertheless, notwithstanding Each word comes with a precise definition and an example sentence written in the formal, analytical register that IELTS examiners expect — so you learn the spelling and the essay context in one pass. Looking for basic IELTS spelling traps like accommodation, necessary, and environment? Start with our IELTS commonly misspelled words first. Ready to level up your lexical resource? Press play below.